any one else see this as a methapor for drug addditcion
i mean it first starts out as fun
then not so fun
then horrible
then you pull your family down
then you have to fight to get out
i told you not to stop the boat. Now lets go. Apocaylpse Now
No. I believe the story is whole in itself and not a metaphor for anything else, but if you must stretch a point, it's easier to make it into a warning against pedophilia.
I mean, here's this neglected kid being preyed on by a lying, evil adult figure, who pretends they have a loving relationship.
" Jack, you have debauched my sloth! "
i will stay have to say the drug additciotn thing makes more sense then the pedophilial thing.
wiht the drug connection it's like Coraline is doing something that she likes but is bad for her and only at the end when she realizes it is bad for her does she try to pull out
but it's to late to pull out
without a fight
now the pedophilia thing
i don't get that
the evil mother wanted to eat not sleep with her
i told you not to stop the boat. Now lets go. Apocaylpse Now
nah I think it's just the typical movie plot.
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The imagery in the film is very psychedelic- I think it basically portrays a trip that starts out great and then turns bad.
If you think about it, Coraline's desperation to get back into the Other World at first could be seen as withdrawal symptoms. Then the last trip she made was in a frightened state of mind so everything around her turned more and more twisted and creepy.
The book was one of my favourites as a child...it was kind of weird growing up and realising that is was basically about an acid/LSD trip that went wrong.
No, no, no...I'm not insulting you, I'm describing you.
Not really, no.
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